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April 27, 2020

A Love That Lasts

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A love that lasts is one of those things that many people seek and are never able to find. I was feeling a bit verklempt Sunday morning as my week started and morphed into being just like any other week during COVID -19 self isolation. Ugh. I was sitting on the couch and my eyes found a little blue box holding a small Bible that was my mom’s.

It was a Bible that was given to her on her wedding day by my Daddy. I carried on my wedding day 31 years later. When we went through her belongings when we moved her out of her apartment to Memory Lane the siblings had a sorting party and this little gem came home with me. I stuck it on a bookcase and forgot about it. Until Sunday morning when I took it down and leafed through it.

So as I turned some of the pages it appears that it was not a Bible that my mom actually used for daily use but one that was more of an occasion Bible. There are no bookmarks or underlined passages. It was kept in its original box and was most likely stored with important items. But as I opened it I found 2 sheets of paper folded up in the front in a place of honor. A poem written by my Daddy to my mother before their wedding. I am not sure if he read it at their wedding or not but here it is in his own handwriting. What a treasure.

Suddenly those feelings of sadness and isolation vanished and I reflected on my heritage and the love that my parents shared. Not everyone has their love of a lifetime but my parents did. The sad thing is that their lifetime together was shorter than we had all hoped it would be. These days my mom looks at pictures of her husband and says “He was a good one, wasn’t he?” Yes, he was. If truth be told she is one of the good ones, too. I wish I could tell her that today. Hopefully soon I will be able to make that trip to Ohio and tell her in person. Until then I will cherish these memories and know that I come from a long line of love.

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  1. jena c. henry
    April 27, 2020 at 07:40 am

    Happy Monday, Beth (and Mr. Diamond)! Thank you for the peace and love you shared!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      April 27, 2020 at 07:50 am

      Thank YOU for stopping by and sharing a smile! Stay well!

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  2. Darlene
    April 27, 2020 at 08:45 am

    What a treasure to have this special Bible and poem. I´m missing my mom today too. I plan to write her a letter in an email to the care home. They will read it to her. My brother, in Thailand, did that and she loved it they said. My parents had that special lasting love too, Such great examples for us!

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  3. susi_snaps
    April 27, 2020 at 08:52 am

    Wow. What an amazing treasure. I think I told you before that we found love letters from grandma to grandpa and back when he was in the Army. Absolutely amazing and such a wonderful treasure for my kids. Love stuff like this.

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  4. dawnkinster
    April 27, 2020 at 11:19 am

    That’s so beautiful. And to have it in his handwriting. Pretty wonderful. I hope you are able to get to Ohio soon. My folks were married 54 years, we found letters mom wrote to him just after they were married, when he was shipped over to MD for the Army, before she could follow him. Pretty sweet.

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  5. Mama's Empty Nest
    April 27, 2020 at 12:27 pm

    Aw, I can imagine how this filled your heart with such love and sweet memories. This will pass and you’ll get to visit your mother again. I love how God drops little blessings to us just when we need them and your post is evidence of that.

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  6. Shirley Matthews Dunn
    April 27, 2020 at 01:23 pm

    What a blessed treasure. To include the poem your Father wrote priceless. That had to give you a strong feeling of peace & love.

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  7. DAVID A S. Folstad
    April 27, 2020 at 02:51 pm

    How nice for you to discover that treasure in the bible. Priceless.

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  8. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    April 28, 2020 at 12:23 pm

    Beyond beautiful…

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